Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795)
"Storm och böljor tystna re'n" (Fredmans epistel nr 39) [Fredman's Epistle no. 39]
- Year of composition: 1770s (?); the collection was published by Olof Åhlström in 1790 (by this time, many of the songs included were already twenty years old)
- Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
- Text author: Carl Michael Bellman
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Solo voices/choir
S.A.T.B.
Examples of printed editions
Svenska Skolkvartetten. Andra samlingen, 100 fyrstämmiga sånger [Svenska Skolkvartetten. Volume 2, 100 four-part songs] Abr. Lundquist, Musikförlag (Ed. no. is missing) [1946]
Description of work
Menuetto C major 3/4
Work comment
According to the standard edition of the Bellmanssällskapet [Bellman Society] the subtitle is: "Öfver Bergströmskans Porträt [sic] på Lijlans krog, i Torshella" [Regarding Mrs. Bergström's portrait at the Liljans krog (Lily's tavern], in Torshälla (a locality situated in Eskilstuna Municipality)
Libretto/text
Storm och böljor tystna re'n,
himlavalvets matta sken